Hyderabad, Dec 30: ISRO threw off the PSLV-C60 rocket with two spacecrafts on Monday from the Sriharikota spaceport. The new achievement would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions.
With ISRO's preparedness its own Space Station by 2035, the 44.5 metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried Spacecraft A and B, each weighing 220kg that would also help in satellite servicing and interplanetary missions.
Upon the conclusion of the 25-hour countdown, PSLV-C60 in its 62nd flight lifted-off majestically from the first launch pad.
By mastering the space docking technologies, ISRO is set to enhance its operational flexibility besides expanding its mission horizons.
Apart from the SpaDeX mission, ISRO scientists have configured the fourth stage of the rocket (PS-4) as the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-4 (POEM-4) in which 24 small payloads which comprise of 14 from ISRO and 10 from academia, would be placed in over 90 minutes after the lift-off in different orbits.
